The Night Olivia Fell
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
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Christina McDonald
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Do No Harm and Behind Every Lie comes an emotionally charged domestic suspense novel about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant.A search for the truth. A lifetime of lies. In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake by the phone call no mother ever wants to get: her teenage daughter Olivia has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia brain dead, she’s pregnant and must remain on life support to keep her baby alive. And then Abi sees the angry bruises circling Olivia’s wrists. When the police unexpectedly rule Olivia’s fall an accident, Abi decides to find out what really happened that night. Heartbroken and grieving, she unravels the threads of her daughter’s life. Was Olivia’s fall an accident? Or something far more sinister? Christina McDonald weaves a suspenseful and heartwrenching tale of hidden relationships, devastating lies, and the power of a mother’s love. With flashbacks of Olivia’s own resolve to uncover family secrets, this taut and emotional novel asks: how well do you know your children? And how well do they know you?
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Author
Christina McDonald
Pages
368
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2019-02-05
ISBN
1501184016 9781501184017
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Was kind of disappointed by the ending/plot twist. I wanted so badly for it to be shocking and you know, a twist, but it felt like the ending was the easiest/obvious plot choice. ⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
Ghostie Gal
"Good plot and story that kept me interested. Cried my eyes out in the end, so it’s an emotional ending. "
Steph
"Excellent book. Great character build. I liked not only the mystery but the emotions attached to it."
Elizabeth Hart
"LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. Definitely could be a tear jerker, but is a rollercoaster with your emotions. Very well written. 5⭐️. 👍🏻👍🏻. A++. "
Veronica Helm
"Great book, kinda sad. "
Ariel Rose
"Good book, sad tho. "
Emely Jacobo
"Nice quick read. Really emotional! "
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Amanda Ruiz
"What a story. This book follows mother Abagail Knight as she seeks the truth behind what happened to her daughter Olivia. What caused her to fall and leave her brain dead and pregnant. Over the course of the story hidden relationships, intricacies and feelings are uncovered leaving the reader wanting to know more. <br/><br/>Beyond the plot points though, this book digs deep into themes of grief, pain and loss. I am amazed by McDonalds ability to bring readers back into deep feelings of loss and grief on behalf of the characters close to Oliva. Loving a person is complex and it must go deeper than loving their strengths. Throughout the book the exploration of Olivia’s life allows both the reader and the characters to see more than just her strengths, to see her weaknesses, her struggles and her pain. This is what connects us to Olivia and those who grieve her, to know her life, her love, her loss and her future and to see it so easily wiped away. May we each be loved not only for the good we bring into the world but also for the impact we have in it, may we be loved so deeply that the people around us desire to push past difficulties in order to love. <br/><br/>In the end, I am so great full for the life that came out of Olivia’s death. For her mother, her daughter and the family that formed around her in her last, fictional, days. But I do not see these beauties as something to discount or lighten grief but as an additional feeling. To feel joy and grief. Great fullness, peace, relief and pain. These feelings are the things of warriors, to learn and and appreciate the past without fear of the future."
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Caitlin Betcher